US6125898A - Motor-cycle radial tire - Google Patents

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US6125898A
US6125898A US09/124,242 US12424298A US6125898A US 6125898 A US6125898 A US 6125898A US 12424298 A US12424298 A US 12424298A US 6125898 A US6125898 A US 6125898A
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David Robert Watkins
Michael Jackson
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C9/00—Reinforcements or ply arrangement of pneumatic tyres
    • B60C9/18—Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers
    • B60C9/20—Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C9/00—Reinforcements or ply arrangement of pneumatic tyres
    • B60C9/18—Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C9/00—Reinforcements or ply arrangement of pneumatic tyres
    • B60C9/18—Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers
    • B60C9/20—Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel
    • B60C9/2003—Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel characterised by the materials of the belt cords
    • B60C9/2009—Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel characterised by the materials of the belt cords comprising plies of different materials
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C9/00—Reinforcements or ply arrangement of pneumatic tyres
    • B60C9/18—Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers
    • B60C9/20—Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel
    • B60C9/22—Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel the plies being arranged with all cords disposed along the circumference of the tyre
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C2200/00—Tyres specially adapted for particular applications
    • B60C2200/10—Tyres specially adapted for particular applications for motorcycles, scooters or the like
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T152/00—Resilient tires and wheels
    • Y10T152/10—Tires, resilient
    • Y10T152/10495—Pneumatic tire or inner tube
    • Y10T152/10765—Characterized by belt or breaker structure
    • Y10T152/10792—Structure where each bias angle reinforcing cord ply has no opposingly angled ply
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T152/00—Resilient tires and wheels
    • Y10T152/10—Tires, resilient
    • Y10T152/10495—Pneumatic tire or inner tube
    • Y10T152/10765—Characterized by belt or breaker structure
    • Y10T152/1081—Breaker or belt characterized by the chemical composition or physical properties of elastomer or the like

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US20030000616A1 (en) * 1999-12-04 2003-01-02 Watkins David Robert Motor-cycle radial tyre
US20100089511A1 (en) * 2006-12-20 2010-04-15 Bridgestone Corporation Pneumatic tire for motorcycle
US20110308678A1 (en) * 2008-12-17 2011-12-22 Francis Bordoz Vehicle Tire Comprising a Tread Composed of a Plurality of Compounds and a Layer of Circumferential Reinforcement Elements of Variable Pitch

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GB9917595D0 (en) * 1999-07-28 1999-09-29 Sumitomo Rubber Ind Motor-cycle radial tyre
FR2800325B1 (fr) * 1999-11-03 2002-10-11 Dunlop Sa Pneumatique de motocyclette
JP5970366B2 (ja) 2012-12-26 2016-08-17 株式会社ブリヂストン 自動二輪車用空気入りタイヤ

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US4062393A (en) * 1974-03-13 1977-12-13 Uniroyal Ag Pneumatic tire
JPS60219103A (ja) * 1984-04-13 1985-11-01 Sumitomo Rubber Ind Ltd 自動二輪車用タイヤ
US4671333A (en) * 1984-08-15 1987-06-09 Continental Gummi-Werke Aktiengesellschaft Pneumatic vehicle tire
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JPS63305007A (ja) * 1987-06-05 1988-12-13 Sumitomo Rubber Ind Ltd 自動二輪車用タイヤ
FR2620979A1 (fr) * 1987-09-29 1989-03-31 Sumitomo Rubber Ind Pneumatique de motocyclette
US4838330A (en) * 1987-03-23 1989-06-13 Bridgestone Corporation Pneumatic tire
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JPH03169713A (ja) * 1989-11-30 1991-07-23 Sumitomo Rubber Ind Ltd 自動二輪専用タイヤ
JPH04197805A (ja) * 1990-11-29 1992-07-17 Bridgestone Corp 二輪車用空気入りラジアルタイヤ
US5427164A (en) * 1991-12-10 1995-06-27 Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited Heavy duty radial tire for minimized road damage
US5441093A (en) * 1990-06-27 1995-08-15 Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. Motorcycle radial tire with folded breaker ply and spirally wound band ply
US5529102A (en) * 1994-02-19 1996-06-25 Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. Motorcycle radial tire with supplementary breaker ply
US5593523A (en) * 1990-05-02 1997-01-14 Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. Radial tire for motorcycle including spiral cord belt
US5783004A (en) * 1996-12-04 1998-07-21 Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. Motorcycle tire with three belt plies
US5829503A (en) * 1995-11-14 1998-11-03 Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited Motorcycle tire

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JPH06320908A (ja) * 1993-05-14 1994-11-22 Sumitomo Rubber Ind Ltd 自動二輪車用タイヤ
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US4062393A (en) * 1974-03-13 1977-12-13 Uniroyal Ag Pneumatic tire
JPS60219103A (ja) * 1984-04-13 1985-11-01 Sumitomo Rubber Ind Ltd 自動二輪車用タイヤ
US4671333A (en) * 1984-08-15 1987-06-09 Continental Gummi-Werke Aktiengesellschaft Pneumatic vehicle tire
US4735247A (en) * 1984-12-05 1988-04-05 Bridgestone Corporation Base-cap tread
US4986326A (en) * 1986-04-01 1991-01-22 Sp Tyres Uk Limited Radial motorcycle tire
US4838330A (en) * 1987-03-23 1989-06-13 Bridgestone Corporation Pneumatic tire
JPS63305007A (ja) * 1987-06-05 1988-12-13 Sumitomo Rubber Ind Ltd 自動二輪車用タイヤ
FR2620979A1 (fr) * 1987-09-29 1989-03-31 Sumitomo Rubber Ind Pneumatique de motocyclette
US4966215A (en) * 1988-03-18 1990-10-30 Bridgestone Corporation Tire pair for a two-wheeled vehicle
JPH03169713A (ja) * 1989-11-30 1991-07-23 Sumitomo Rubber Ind Ltd 自動二輪専用タイヤ
US5593523A (en) * 1990-05-02 1997-01-14 Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. Radial tire for motorcycle including spiral cord belt
US5441093A (en) * 1990-06-27 1995-08-15 Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. Motorcycle radial tire with folded breaker ply and spirally wound band ply
JPH04197805A (ja) * 1990-11-29 1992-07-17 Bridgestone Corp 二輪車用空気入りラジアルタイヤ
US5427164A (en) * 1991-12-10 1995-06-27 Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited Heavy duty radial tire for minimized road damage
US5529102A (en) * 1994-02-19 1996-06-25 Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. Motorcycle radial tire with supplementary breaker ply
US5829503A (en) * 1995-11-14 1998-11-03 Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited Motorcycle tire
US5783004A (en) * 1996-12-04 1998-07-21 Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. Motorcycle tire with three belt plies

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US20030000616A1 (en) * 1999-12-04 2003-01-02 Watkins David Robert Motor-cycle radial tyre
US6988520B2 (en) * 1999-12-04 2006-01-24 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Motorcycle tire having tread including two different rubber compounds
US20100089511A1 (en) * 2006-12-20 2010-04-15 Bridgestone Corporation Pneumatic tire for motorcycle
US20110308678A1 (en) * 2008-12-17 2011-12-22 Francis Bordoz Vehicle Tire Comprising a Tread Composed of a Plurality of Compounds and a Layer of Circumferential Reinforcement Elements of Variable Pitch
US8925606B2 (en) * 2008-12-17 2015-01-06 Michelin Recherche Techniques S.A Vehicle tire comprising a tread composed of a plurality of compounds and a layer of circumferential reinforcement elements of variable pitch

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